GUILFORD — The Vermont Agency of Transportation will hold a public information meeting on Thursday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m., at the Guilford Community Church (Zeller Hall), 38 Church Drive, to discuss a project that will replace the US Route 5 bridge in Guilford's Algiers Village.
The single span concrete bridge over Broad Brook was built in 1925 and is owned and maintained by the State of Vermont. In 2013, engineers determined that the most cost-effective and viable approach to address deterioration of the aging bridge would be to replace it.
The Agency will use accelerated bridge methods to minimize disruption to travelers. The bridge will be closed for a four-week period, beginning in early July. While there are local roads motorists can use to get around the bridge, through traffic will use I-91 as a detour.
The new bridge will look similar to the existing bridge but will be both longer and wider. Unlike the existing bridge, it will have a 5 1/2-foot sidewalk and 4-foot shoulders rather than the current 1-foot-wide shoulder.
Renaud Bros Inc. of Vernon is the contractor for this project.